Quotes About Diplomacy

The honorablest part of talk, is to give the occasion; and again to moderate, and pass to somewhat else; for then a man leads the dance.

Discretion of speech is more than eloquence; and to speak agreeably to him with whom we deal is more than to speak in good words or in good order.

Joseph Stalin was said to have contemptuously asked, "How many divisions has the pope?

Some statesmen have been tagged as having great 'foresight' in their deliberations and activities. Are there any historical records of outstanding statesmen as possessing 'sight' in the ninth, tenth or double digit degree in their particular category of achievement?

Qué acaso no es un interés directo de la Casa Blanca defender los negocios de las empresas americanas en lugar de favorecer a nuestros competidores de cualquier parte del mundo?

The transatlantic relationship is vital for both our countries: France will remain a reliable ally of the United States. Nevertheless, ally does not mean aligned.

I attach the greatest importance to an amplification of the peace efforts in the Middle East. I would also like to see a greater dialogue between the U.S. and the EU.

The United Nations will be at the heart of our international activities. France will assume its full responsibilities at the Security Council by putting its status at the service of peace, respect for human rights and development.

I perfectly understood President Obama's attitude throughout the French presidential campaign. He had no reason to distance himself from Nicolas Sarkozy. It's the basic solidarity that leaders who worked together owe to each other.

Now, now my good man, this is no time for making enemies.

I know of no greater work for humanity than in the cause of peace, which can only be achieved by the earnest efforts of nations and peoples.

I believe that in the end the abolition of war, the maintenance of world peace, the adjustment of international questions by pacific means will come through the force of public opinion, which controls nations and peoples.

I know of no more important subject to the peace of Europe and the world than the reasonable reduction of armaments, especially in Europe, and of naval armaments throughout the world.

There has not been a war in South America for fifty years, and I have every confidence that the countries of Central and South America are deeply in earnest in the maintenance of peace.

One of the tenets of civility is the willingness to be publicly courteous with those with whom we disagree or dislike when inescapably we find ourselves in their company.

Here, in the foyer of the League of Nations, Edith Campbell Berry stands.

Most of the time, I was biting my tongue. If I wanted to be invited back, I couldn't go on the 700 Club and tell people that the host was a lunatic. I couldn't go on Dobson's Focus on the Family and tell the truth: The host was a power-crazed political manipulator cynically abusing his followers. And I couldn't tell my Hollywood producers that they were full of shit when they cast their girlfriends to star in their movie. I wanted the next job!

More than an end to war, we want an end to the beginning of all wars - yes, an end to this brutal, inhuman and thoroughly impractical method of settling the differences between governments.

I have said this before, but I shall say it again and again and again: Your boys are not going to be sent into any foreign wars.

More than an end to war, we want an end to the beginnings of all wars.

In the field of world policy I would dedicate this nation to the policy of the good neighbor.

Franklin D. Roosevelt

If civilization is to survive, we must cultivate the science of human relationships - the ability of all peoples, of all kinds, to live together, in the same world at peace.

I don't mind telling you in confidence that I am keeping in fairly close touch with that admirable Italian gentleman [Mussolini].